The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-05-27

HOT SPRINGS. DAKOTA
fHR NORTHWEST.
Lincoln has . board Of trade and freight
bureau 10 running order.
Al. r. Potter, proprietor OF the Potter
house at O'Neil, was struck BY lightning aad
Killed while out hunting game.
wcek on the railroad bridge over the Mis-.
eouri river at Rulo 10 progressing rapidly.
The third pier 10 nearly completed, and work
On the iron spans hes commenced.
On Thursday morning lightning strusk the
residence Of L. Brown, Of Holdridge, and
shattered Il to atoms. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
wese IN bed, but were not injured.
The attorney.gensral has decided that the
herd law WAS not suspended In Sioux county
aud stock owners arc therefore liable for ali
damages done BY their cattle to farms.
The squatters on the river bottom between
Jones and Howard streets, Omaha, are being
evicted BY the owners Of the land, who re.
eeatly formed . union for that purpose.
The store aud dwelling house Of o. N. Royce
Of Papillion caught fre from . gasoline stove
on Monday, but the flames were soon under
control. Mr.. Royce was badly burned.
Congressman Dorsey has sold bis S0O-acre
farm north Of Fremont, TO q big cattle com.
pany, who viii establish . mammoth cattle.
feeding ranch similar to the Standard Cattle
company's plant seven miles west.
Acyclone struck Blue Springs on Friday
afternoon completely destroying the school.
house and unioodng the Methodist and Pres.
byterfan churches and several dwellings,
Mrs. win Matthews was struck BY lightning
during the storm and instantly killed.
The Commercial Protective association. Of
Sterling, has fled its articles o~fincorporation.
The organization has . capital stock Of so1,-
400, and its object is to give information con.
csrning the standing Of patrons Of business
Arms, and to assist In the punishment of
s'dead beats."
W. tramps at Fremont stole q key Of beer
Rom . refrigerator car, and compelled q citt-
ZEN to carry the beverage 10 q coal shed for
them. After taking his coat from him the
tramps dischargedhim fromfurther service, but
Officers were informed and the h~igh.handed
guzslers run in.
Conductor Elliott, Of the Elkhorn Valley
road, fs to be presented with an cmblematic
badge BY admirers in Rapid City Is . souve-
MIR OF running the first train into the Hills
metropolis last year. The badge 10 of Black
Hills gold, with moss agate settings, and dis.
plays the Masonic and Knights Tcmplar en-
eAams.
The DesMoines Leader will discontinue the
Monday morning edition.
Work has been commence on the new
Slavery hotel ct Dies Moines.
Active preparations arc going on at Rings.
ley for the extension Of the railroad to Sioux
City.
The sal~vattonists have attacked Kcokuk in
full force, Mrs. Maj. Dale being the leader OF
the storming party.
AKcokuk man named Morley has invented
AnEqan ~ wheel for light vehicles, which IL
e4Sh bonanza.
Nenpople talk of organizing = base
eb ars9ular stock company style and
oI1GIng the world.
10 e6l3MAted that 800 men and 1000
G1Ahgvo left Clay county this spring TO
1gaDesil railroad work.
sAspppaaar Dcs Moincs clergyman has work.
- ~ poll tax this year, handling q
noSSl with decided skill.
I1se thousand six hundred dollars Of the
aoyeoo guaranteed the glass makers, condi.
1oeoa upon the erection Of q factory in Dies
61hos, has been raised.
~ B. Allen was ON Friday bound over to
ea|grand jury ct Dies Moines on charge Of
ding false reports % An official Of the
naTchlnsurance company.
sDavenport and Dubuque shippers are maxi
- use Of the Burlington pro rata freight
SAes from the east to the river, while waiting
Or one Of their own. How soon they will
lave ono Of their Own is a question nobody
Dssms able 70 answer.
M. Herman, . farmer near Weslcy, had his
barn, farm machinery, -four head Of horses
10 bushels Of grain md several hogs de.
ltroyed ~ are Q few days ago. In his efforts
burned to death.
J. A. whslen, . young farmer living near
Partition, Was killed BY . runaway team at
hat plaae Thursday. he leaves q wife and
children.
The revival meetings at Yankton, conducted
by Nrs. Jennie Caldwell, closed ON Sunday
After . four weeks' rum. During the day
thirty wcre received into the church.
Mason Long, tine reformed gambler" has
been working Sioux Falls. and the Press says
It Was too apparent that his purpose was to
cell his BOOK rather than work . moral re-
form.
The territorial superintendent Of public in.
structions IL having $4,000 copies of. the new
school Law printed in pamphlet form for dis
tribution. II will be ready about the hrst Of
rext month.
It having been currently reported that the
editor Of the Mandan Pioneer had suicided,
that gentleman publishes . card In his paper
denying the report, and his statement is gen.
orally believed.
Alvta Martin, daughter Of Rev. Mr.. Martin
OF Deer Horn, Wilkins county, died on
Wednesday from the effects Of arsenic poison.
ing. The drug had been placed about the
house to kill rats.
Parent, the Walworth county man who was
arrested for incest . few week. ago, escaped
frem the Ipswich jan Q day or two ago and
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